SI: Settlements / Pottery groups
Petr Pajdla
23 June, 2022
1 Introduction
The analysis is divided into three scales:
- Neolithic B/C
- Pottery traditions
- Pottery groups
This document describes results for Pottery groups.
The study area is broadly defined as Easter part of Bohemia (abbreviated B) and Morava river catchment (M). It spans across the area of the Czech Republic and bordering regions of Austria and Slovakia.
1.1 Data
Data is published in the Journal of Open Archaeology Data:
Pajdla, P. and Trampota, F., 2021. Neolithic Settlements in Central Europe: Data from the Project ‘Lifestyle as an Unintentional Identity in the Neolithic’. Journal of Open Archaeology Data, 9, p.13. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/joad.88
| Period | n |
|---|---|
| 4.9 – 4.8 k | 115 |
| 4.8 – 4.6 k | 448 |
| 4.6 – 4.4 k | 932 |
| 4.4 – 4.2 k | 968 |
| 4.2 – 4.0 k | 239 |
| 4.0 – 3.8 k | 85 |
| 3.8 – 3.6 k | 142 |
| 3.6 – 3.4 k | 145 |
| 3.4 – 3.3 k | 145 |
Figure 1.1: Settlements across time periods.
2 Analysis
2.1 Settlement density
Settlement density is estimated using KDE. Kernel size of 4 km is used. This value is completely arbitrary but is selected because settlement clusters are nicely highlighted at this scale.
Figure 2.1: Kernel density estimation for different periods.
2.2 Terrain surrounding the settlements
2.2.1 Altitude
2.2.2 Slope
2.2.3 TPI
Terrain / Topographic position index
2.2.4 Density of water courses
